Instead of 和Instead的用法归纳

1． instead of作为短语介词，后面常跟名词、代词和动名词，偶尔也跟复合结构。

I have come instead of my brother. He is ill.

If I hadn’t got a cold I’d be working instead of lying here in bed.

Instead of doing it himself, he got a man to do it.

Instead of lending a hand, he laughed at us.他不仅没有帮我们一把，反而嘲笑我们。

They must make up their own minds instead of our making up their minds for them. 他们必须自己做出决定，而不是有我们来代替他们作决定。

It’s me that should ask you instead of you asking me. 应该是我问你而不是你问我。


2． Instead of作为连词，后面跟形容词、副词、动词、不定式、介词短语和从句。

Taking exercise every day makes him look younger instead of older. 每天锻炼身体使他显得更年轻而不是苍老。（连接形容词）

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